Drag stake mounting for walk-behind rotary tiller

Claim 1

A drag stake mounting for a walk-behind rotary tiller comprising: a bracket defining a socket; a drag stake slidably received in the socket and including a leading surface in which is located a plurality of spaced notches; an elongate hole extending transversely through the bracket and including a rearward portion located to register with a selected one of said spaced notches and a forward portion located forwardly of the drag stake; said bracket further including a notch located rearwardly of the drag stake in general alignment with the elongate hole; a lock member having a first transverse section disposed in said hole and a second transverse section located behind the drag stake and spaced from the first transverse section such that when the lock member is in an unlock position wherein the second transverse section is located forwardly in the notch in the bracket the first transverse section will be disposed in the forward portion of the hole and free of the selected one of said spaced notches whereby the drag stake may be slid in the socket to bring a different one of the spaced notches into register with the elongate hole; said bracket further including a resting surface separated from the notch in the bracket by a retaining surface spaced from a rear surface of the one of said spaced notches a distance substantially equal to the distance between the first and second transverse sections of the lock member; said resting surface being spaced from the elongate opening such that when the lock member is in a lock position with the second transverse section engaging said resting surface the first transverse section will be located with the selected one of said spaced notches in the drag stake.